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(Japanese: '''ゴースト列車、出発だよ···''' ''The Ghost Train Departs...'') is the 91st episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,176th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It is scheduled to air in Japan on December 17, 2021<!-- and is scheduled to air in the United States on *day*-->.
'''The Spectral Express!''' (Japanese: '''ゴースト列車、出発、だよ···''' ''The Ghost Train Departs...'') is the 91st episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,176th episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on December 17, 2021, in Canada on May 28, 2022, in South Africa on August 2, 2022, in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2022, in Australia on September 15, 2022, and in the United States on October 21, 2022.
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==Blurb==
==Blurb==
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''Ash and Goh are headed to Stow-on-Side in the Galar region, but when it’s time to transfer, they accidentally board the Ghost Train! While on board, they encounter an eerie stone that seems to have an odd effect on Ash—now he won’t stop picking on Goh. They eventually meet a boy wearing a mask, and he says Ash has been possessed by an ill-natured spirit belonging to a Spiritomb. With the boy’s help, the spirit leaves Ash’s body, and Gengar manages to grab it and return it to Spiritomb. The train arrives in Stow-on-Side, but Ash and Goh are puzzled when it suddenly disappears, along with the masked boy…''


==Plot==
==Plot==
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{{Ash}} and [[Goh]] arrive at [[Wyndon]] by [[Transportation in the Pokémon world|train]], planning to switch to a train that'll take them to [[Stow-on-Side]]. While walking backwards for a moment to talk to Goh, Ash ends up accidentally bumping into [[Allister]], who flees out of timidness when Ash tries to apologize. Ash notices that Allister dropped his ticket, but Allister doesn't respond to his calls, so he and Goh run after him and down a set of stairs to a dark train platform shrouded in a strange mist. The {{wp|Public address system|PA system}} declares that the train that they see Allister boarding is headed for Stow-on-Side, so they board it as well, the doors closing behind them as the train, referred to by the PA system as the Ghost Train, departs.
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Ash takes a look at Allister's ticket and finds out that he's in {{wp|Passenger railroad car|coach}} 1. As such, he and Goh start traversing through the train to return the ticket to him. The first coach they enter is a luxury coach, where they find an [[Odd Keystone]]. When Ash leans closer to examine it, {{TP|Goh|Grookey}} jumps onto him and causes him to hit the keystone off its pedestal and onto the floor. Ash and Goh try to lift it back up, but find it too heavy to lift. Goh notices a strange light emerging from the keystone and entering Ash's body, but Ash doesn't notice it. However, as they move on, the lights start turning on and off, and Ash's face starts taking on an unusual expression. When Goh spots some shadows in the window of the door leading to the next coach, Ash starts mocking him for being scared and pushes him through the door. When the lights turn back on, Ash apologizes to Goh and realizes something's wrong with him.
 
The shadows Goh saw turn out to be a swarm of {{p|Drifloon}}. He uses his [[Rotom Phone]] on them, finding out that they sometimes drag children into the afterlife. The lights turn off again, and Ash starts grabbing some Drifloon and tries to make them hold onto Goh, much to the latter's horror as he tries to run away. However, the Drifloon can't hold onto Goh and float away, with Goh's Rotom Phone resuming that sometimes children pull on Drifloon instead of vice versa. Ash still finds Goh having been scared hilarious and laughs, although internally, he hates how he's acting mean towards Goh for some reason.
 
The next coach is overgrown with trees and filled with {{p|Pumpkaboo}}. Ash accuses Goh of being scared, and suggests a game of {{wp|rock paper|rock-paper-scissors}} to decide who'll have to enter first. Goh accepts, but Ash cheats to win and forces Goh to go in first. He keeps scaring Goh by claiming to spot things like a {{wp|will-o'-the-wisp}} or {{wp|zombie}}s, which actually turn out to be just a {{p|Sableye}} and a group of {{p|Nincada}}, respectively. The Nincada then suddenly [[evolution|evolve]] into a swarm of {{p|Ninjask}}, which start flying into Goh while Ash holds him in place. Angered by this, {{AP|Pikachu}} uses {{m|Thunderbolt}}, shocking everyone and sending the Ninjask flying out of the train. While Goh recovers, his Rotom Phone suddenly informs him that he's obtained a {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Shedinja}}, which can mysteriously appear in a {{i|Poké Ball}} when a Nincada evolves. Unexpectedly, Allister then enters the coach, surprised to see other [[human]]s aboard the Ghost Train.
 
A sudden loud noise coming from the luxury coach catches everyone's attention. When Goh and Allister look out the window, the luxury coach's roof is blown off and a {{p|Spiritomb}} emerges from it. Allister translates its speech, revealing that the {{pkmn|category|Forbidden Pokémon}} is demanding for its spirit to be returned. Goh is surprised to see Allister being able to understand Spiritomb, but his attention is quickly redirected to Ash, whose face has now changed to completely match that of Spiritomb. Allister reveals that an ill-natured spirit from Spiritomb is residing within Ash, explaining his odd behavior. Pikachu tries to shock Ash to drive the spirit away, but it doesn't work. However, as the train rocks, a branch from a tree falls on Ash's head, knocking him out.
 
Fearing the Spiritomb's rampage might derail the train, Goh says he'll stop Spiritomb and begs for Allister to return Ash to normal. After some hesitation, Allister agrees to try. Goh thanks him, calls out his {{TP|Goh|Absol}}, and rushes off. Allister calls a {{p|Sinistea}} to help, asking it to pour some of its tea into Ash's mouth. Allister explains to Pikachu that Sinistea has the ability to absorb life force, which could help to flush out the ill-natured spirit inside Ash, although the heinous taste of Sinistea's tea causes Ash to jump up in disgust. A moment later, the spirit is indeed forced out of Ash, but it then hides in his shadow. Not wasting a moment, Ash calls out his {{AP|Gengar}}, who dives into his shadow and retrieves the spirit. Ash rushes to help Goh, with Gengar narrowly saving Absol from being blown off the train by Spiritomb's {{m|Shadow Ball}}. Ash utilizes Gengar's shadow-jumping powers to confuse Spiritomb while Absol kicks up a piece of debris, allowing Gengar to jump out of its shadow and push the spirit back into Spiritomb, calming the Forbidden Pokémon down and making it return into its Odd Keystone.
 
Later, the Ghost Train makes a stop at a graveyard, where a group of {{p|Gastly}} and {{p|Haunter}} takes the keystone with them. Allister explains that Spiritomb wanted to come here, since the Ghost Train is a train for {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon, with him being its only regular human passenger. The train continues on to Stow-on-Side, where Ash, Goh, and Allister disembark it. When Ash turns around to return Allister's ticket, both Allister and the Ghost Train have vanished, leaving the boys unsure if anything they just experienced actually happened.


==Major events==
==Major events==
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* {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] travel to [[Galar]] again to visit [[Stow-on-Side]].
* Ash and Goh meet [[Allister]] for the first time.
* Goh obtains a {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Shedinja}} when a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Nincada}} [[evolution|evolves]] near him and its shed shell enters one of his {{i|Poké Ball}}s.
* [[Goh's Absol]] is revealed to know {{m|Night Slash}}.
* Ash and Goh arrive at Stow-on-Side.
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Allister]]
====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
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* {{p|Sinistea}}


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==Characters==
===Humans===
===Humans===
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* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* [[Goh]]
* [[Goh]]
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* [[Allister]]
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* Trainers
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[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Spiritomb}}
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* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
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* {{p|Gengar}} ({{OP|Ash|Gengar}})
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* {{p|Grookey}} ({{OP|Goh|Grookey}})
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* {{p|Absol}} ({{OP|Goh|Absol}})
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* {{p|Shedinja}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Shedinja|Goh's}}; newly evolved; new)
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* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Professor Cerise]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
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* {{p|Larvitar}} (Trainer's)
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* {{p|Rookidee}} (Trainer's)
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* {{p|Clefairy}} (Trainer's)
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* {{p|Wooper}} (Trainer's)
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* {{p|Spiritomb}}
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* {{p|Sinistea}} (debut)
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* {{p|Gastly}} (×3)
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* {{p|Haunter}} (×3)
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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[[File:JN091 AS.png|175px|thumb|The "After the story" artwork for this episode]]
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Drifloon}}
* {{Ash}}, [[Goh]], and  [[Allister]] read out the [[title card]].
* This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the main series after long absences:
** {{p|Spiritomb}}, who last appeared in its debut episode ''[[DP056|The Keystone Pops!]]'', 654 episodes earlier.
** {{p|Nincada}}, who last appeared in ''[[DP071|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1]]'', 639 episodes ago.
** {{p|Ninjask}} and {{p|Shedinja}}, who both last appeared in ''[[XY077|A Relay in the Sky!]]'', 300 episodes ago.
** {{p|Pumpkaboo}}, who last appeared in ''[[XY082|A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?]]'', 295 episodes ago.
* Ash, {{AP|Gengar}}, Allister, a {{p|Drakloak}}, Goh, and {{AP|Pikachu}} narrate the preview for the [[JN092|next episode]].
* This is the first episode of [[S25|Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series]].


===Errors===
===Errors===
* Gengar's {{m|Psychic}} is shown to be able to lift {{TP|Goh|Absol}}, despite it being a {{t|Dark}} type.
===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* The Japanese text depicting [[Wyndon]]'s name is edited out.
* Ash's explicit reference to {{wp|zombie}}s is replaced by him saying that something is coming out of the ground.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|bn={{tt|ছাড়লো এবার ভুতুড়ে ট্রেন!|Leaving Now, Ghost Train!}}
|zh_cmn={{tt|幽靈列車要出發了···|The Ghost Train Departs...}}
|zh_yue={{tt|幽靈列車，要出發了|The Ghost Train, Departs}}
|cs={{tt|Strašidelný expres!|The scary express!}}
|da={{tt|Spøgelsesekspressen!|The Spectral Express!}}
|nl={{tt|De griezeltrein!|The Creepy Train!}}
|fi={{tt|Haamupikajuna!|The ghost express!}}
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|he={{tt|!רכבת הרוח|The Ghost Train!}}
|hi={{tt|घोस्ट ट्रेन में...करें हम सफ़र! ''Ghost Train me... Kare Hum Safar!''|Let us Travel in the Ghost Train!}}{{tt|*|Written title}}<br>{{tt|एक रहस्यमय... घोस्ट ट्रेन ! ''Ek Rahasmay... Ghost Train!''|A Mysterious... Ghost Train!}}{{tt|*|Spoken title}}
|ru={{tt|Фантомный экспресс!|The Phantom Express!}}
|it={{tt|Il treno spettrale!|The spectral train!}}
|de={{tt|Der Geister-Express!|The Ghost-Express!}}
|pl={{tt|Ekspres duchów!|The ghost express!}}
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|sv={{tt|Spöktåget!|The ghost train!}}
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The Spectral Express!
JN091.png
JN091   EP1176
ゴースト列車、出発、だよ···
The Ghost Train Departs...
First broadcast
Japan December 17, 2021
United States October 21, 2022
English themes
Opening With You
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening １・２・３
Ending バツグンタイプ
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 赤尾でこ Deko Akao
Storyboard 矢嶋哲生 Tetsuo Yajima
Assistant director ウヱノ史博 Fumihiro Ueno
Animation director 篠原隆 Takashi Shinohara
Additional credits

The Spectral Express! (Japanese: ゴースト列車、出発、だよ··· The Ghost Train Departs...) is the 91st episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,176th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on December 17, 2021, in Canada on May 28, 2022, in South Africa on August 2, 2022, in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2022, in Australia on September 15, 2022, and in the United States on October 21, 2022.

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Blurb

Ash and Goh are headed to Stow-on-Side in the Galar region, but when it’s time to transfer, they accidentally board the Ghost Train! While on board, they encounter an eerie stone that seems to have an odd effect on Ash—now he won’t stop picking on Goh. They eventually meet a boy wearing a mask, and he says Ash has been possessed by an ill-natured spirit belonging to a Spiritomb. With the boy’s help, the spirit leaves Ash’s body, and Gengar manages to grab it and return it to Spiritomb. The train arrives in Stow-on-Side, but Ash and Goh are puzzled when it suddenly disappears, along with the masked boy…

Plot

Ash and Goh arrive at Wyndon by train, planning to switch to a train that'll take them to Stow-on-Side. While walking backwards for a moment to talk to Goh, Ash ends up accidentally bumping into Allister, who flees out of timidness when Ash tries to apologize. Ash notices that Allister dropped his ticket, but Allister doesn't respond to his calls, so he and Goh run after him and down a set of stairs to a dark train platform shrouded in a strange mist. The PA system declares that the train that they see Allister boarding is headed for Stow-on-Side, so they board it as well, the doors closing behind them as the train, referred to by the PA system as the Ghost Train, departs.

Ash takes a look at Allister's ticket and finds out that he's in coach 1. As such, he and Goh start traversing through the train to return the ticket to him. The first coach they enter is a luxury coach, where they find an Odd Keystone. When Ash leans closer to examine it, Grookey jumps onto him and causes him to hit the keystone off its pedestal and onto the floor. Ash and Goh try to lift it back up, but find it too heavy to lift. Goh notices a strange light emerging from the keystone and entering Ash's body, but Ash doesn't notice it. However, as they move on, the lights start turning on and off, and Ash's face starts taking on an unusual expression. When Goh spots some shadows in the window of the door leading to the next coach, Ash starts mocking him for being scared and pushes him through the door. When the lights turn back on, Ash apologizes to Goh and realizes something's wrong with him.

The shadows Goh saw turn out to be a swarm of Drifloon. He uses his Rotom Phone on them, finding out that they sometimes drag children into the afterlife. The lights turn off again, and Ash starts grabbing some Drifloon and tries to make them hold onto Goh, much to the latter's horror as he tries to run away. However, the Drifloon can't hold onto Goh and float away, with Goh's Rotom Phone resuming that sometimes children pull on Drifloon instead of vice versa. Ash still finds Goh having been scared hilarious and laughs, although internally, he hates how he's acting mean towards Goh for some reason.

The next coach is overgrown with trees and filled with Pumpkaboo. Ash accuses Goh of being scared, and suggests a game of rock-paper-scissors to decide who'll have to enter first. Goh accepts, but Ash cheats to win and forces Goh to go in first. He keeps scaring Goh by claiming to spot things like a will-o'-the-wisp or zombies, which actually turn out to be just a Sableye and a group of Nincada, respectively. The Nincada then suddenly evolve into a swarm of Ninjask, which start flying into Goh while Ash holds him in place. Angered by this, Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, shocking everyone and sending the Ninjask flying out of the train. While Goh recovers, his Rotom Phone suddenly informs him that he's obtained a Shedinja, which can mysteriously appear in a Poké Ball when a Nincada evolves. Unexpectedly, Allister then enters the coach, surprised to see other humans aboard the Ghost Train.

A sudden loud noise coming from the luxury coach catches everyone's attention. When Goh and Allister look out the window, the luxury coach's roof is blown off and a Spiritomb emerges from it. Allister translates its speech, revealing that the Forbidden Pokémon is demanding for its spirit to be returned. Goh is surprised to see Allister being able to understand Spiritomb, but his attention is quickly redirected to Ash, whose face has now changed to completely match that of Spiritomb. Allister reveals that an ill-natured spirit from Spiritomb is residing within Ash, explaining his odd behavior. Pikachu tries to shock Ash to drive the spirit away, but it doesn't work. However, as the train rocks, a branch from a tree falls on Ash's head, knocking him out.

Fearing the Spiritomb's rampage might derail the train, Goh says he'll stop Spiritomb and begs for Allister to return Ash to normal. After some hesitation, Allister agrees to try. Goh thanks him, calls out his Absol, and rushes off. Allister calls a Sinistea to help, asking it to pour some of its tea into Ash's mouth. Allister explains to Pikachu that Sinistea has the ability to absorb life force, which could help to flush out the ill-natured spirit inside Ash, although the heinous taste of Sinistea's tea causes Ash to jump up in disgust. A moment later, the spirit is indeed forced out of Ash, but it then hides in his shadow. Not wasting a moment, Ash calls out his Gengar, who dives into his shadow and retrieves the spirit. Ash rushes to help Goh, with Gengar narrowly saving Absol from being blown off the train by Spiritomb's Shadow Ball. Ash utilizes Gengar's shadow-jumping powers to confuse Spiritomb while Absol kicks up a piece of debris, allowing Gengar to jump out of its shadow and push the spirit back into Spiritomb, calming the Forbidden Pokémon down and making it return into its Odd Keystone.

Later, the Ghost Train makes a stop at a graveyard, where a group of Gastly and Haunter takes the keystone with them. Allister explains that Spiritomb wanted to come here, since the Ghost Train is a train for Ghost-type Pokémon, with him being its only regular human passenger. The train continues on to Stow-on-Side, where Ash, Goh, and Allister disembark it. When Ash turns around to return Allister's ticket, both Allister and the Ghost Train have vanished, leaving the boys unsure if anything they just experienced actually happened.

Major events

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Debuts

Humans

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Spiritomb

Trivia

The "After the story" artwork for this episode

Errors

  • Gengar's Psychic is shown to be able to lift Absol, despite it being a Dark type.

Dub edits

  • The Japanese text depicting Wyndon's name is edited out.
  • Ash's explicit reference to zombies is replaced by him saying that something is coming out of the ground.

In other languages



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